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| | |'''↑''' CSF IgG levels | ||
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| | |CT scan without contrast<ref name="pmid21694755">{{cite journal| author=Birenbaum D, Bancroft LW, Felsberg GJ| title=Imaging in acute stroke. | journal=West J Emerg Med | year= 2011 | volume= 12 | issue= 1 | pages= 67-76 | pmid=21694755 | doi= | pmc=3088377 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21694755 }}</ref><ref name="pmid21807345">{{cite journal| author=DeLaPaz RL, Wippold FJ, Cornelius RS, Amin-Hanjani S, Angtuaco EJ, Broderick DF et al.| title=ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on cerebrovascular disease. | journal=J Am Coll Radiol | year= 2011 | volume= 8 | issue= 8 | pages= 532-8 | pmid=21807345 | doi=10.1016/j.jacr.2011.05.010 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21807345 }}</ref> | ||
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| | |[[Sexually transmitted disease|STI]]<nowiki/>s | ||
| | |'''↑''' [[Leukocytes]] and [[protein]] | ||
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| | |CSF [[VDRL]]-specifc | ||
CSF FTA-Ab -sensitive<ref name="pmid22421697">{{cite journal| author=Ho EL, Marra CM| title=Treponemal tests for neurosyphilis--less accurate than what we thought? | journal=Sex Transm Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 39 | issue= 4 | pages= 298-9 | pmid=22421697 | doi=10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31824ee574 | pmc=3746559 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22421697 }}</ref> | |||
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| | |Underlying CKD, CLD | ||
| | |[[Hypoglycemia]], [[Hyponatremia|hypo]] and [[hypernatremia]], [[Hypokalemia|hypo]] and [[hyperkalemia]] | ||
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Disease | History and Physical Examination | PMHx | Diagnostic approach | ||||||||||||||||
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Unilateral | Bilateral | Throbbing character | Autonomic symptoms | Fever | Photophobia | Aphasia | LOC | Aura | Nause/vomiting | Rash | Neck stiffness | Vision changes | Facial tenderness | Neurologic deficits | Labs and CSF findings | CT/MRI | Gold standard test | ||
Migraine | + | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | Trigger factors, family hx | - | - | Clinical assesment |
Tension-type headache (TTH) | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | stress, genetics | - | - | Clinical assesment |
Cluster headache | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | episodic history | - | - | Clinical assesment |
Seizure | - | + | - | - | - | - | +/- | + | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | Hx of seizures | prolactin level | +/- mass lesion | EEG |
Meningitis | - | + | - | - | + | +/- | +/- | - | - | +/- | +/- | + | - | - | + | Hx of fever, malaise | <math>\uparrow</math>WBC
<math>\uparrow</math>Protein <math>\downarrow</math>glucose |
+/- | CSF analysis |
Encephalitis | - | + | +/- | - | + | +/- | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | + | - | - | + | Hx of fever, malaise | elevated WBC, low glucose | + | CSF PCR |
Brain tumor | - | + | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | weight loss, fatigue | neuromarkers | +/- mass | MRI |
Subdural hemorrhage | -/+ | -/+ | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | Trauma, fall | Xanthochromia | + | CT w/o contrast |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | -/+ | + | +/- | - | - | +/- | +/- | - | - | - | - | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | thunderclap headache | <math>\uparrow</math>opening pressure, xanthochromia | + | CT w/o contrast |
Hypertensive encephalopathy | - | + | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | Hypertension | UA +/- | +/- | clinical assessment |
CNS abscess | -/+ | -/+ | - | - | + | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | History of drug abuse, endocarditis, immunosupression | ↑ leukocytes, ↓ glucose and ↑ protien | + | MRI |
Conversion disorder | -/+ | -/+ | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | History of emotional stress | - | - | Diagnosis of exclusion |
Multiple sclerosis | -/+ | -/+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | +/- | History of relapses and remissions | ↑ CSF IgG levels
(monoclonal bands) |
+ | MRI |
Hemorrhagic stroke | -/+ | -/+ | +/- | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | HTN | - | + | CT scan without contrast[1][2] |
Neurosyphilis | -/+ | -/+ | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | - | +/- | STIs | ↑ Leukocytes and protein | + | CSF VDRL-specifc
CSF FTA-Ab -sensitive[3] |
Wernicke’s encephalopathy | - | -/+ | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | History of alcohal abuse | blood ethanol levels | +/- | Clinical assesment and lab findings |
Drug toxicity | - | -/+ | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | - | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | Medication hx | Drug levels | - | Drug screen test |
Metabolic disturbances | - | -/+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | +/- | Underlying CKD, CLD | Hypoglycemia, hypo and hypernatremia, hypo and hyperkalemia | - | Cause dependent |
NPH | - | -/+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | OCP use, meds | - | +/- | CT and clinical |
Sinusitis | - | -/+ | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | allergies, seasonal | leukocytosis | + | CT |
References
- ↑ Birenbaum D, Bancroft LW, Felsberg GJ (2011). "Imaging in acute stroke". West J Emerg Med. 12 (1): 67–76. PMC 3088377. PMID 21694755.
- ↑ DeLaPaz RL, Wippold FJ, Cornelius RS, Amin-Hanjani S, Angtuaco EJ, Broderick DF; et al. (2011). "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on cerebrovascular disease". J Am Coll Radiol. 8 (8): 532–8. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2011.05.010. PMID 21807345.
- ↑ Ho EL, Marra CM (2012). "Treponemal tests for neurosyphilis--less accurate than what we thought?". Sex Transm Dis. 39 (4): 298–9. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31824ee574. PMC 3746559. PMID 22421697.